“The production of this work has been a team effort, and those involved are to be congratulated and thanked for making this volume accessible to an English speaking readership . . . This book fills a notable gap in our understanding of Congregationalism in the UK, and does honour to some outstanding leaders little known in the wider context.” –United Reformed Church History Society Journal

Contents

General editor’s Foreword

Editor's Preface

Author’s Preface

List of Abbreviations

1. The Background

2. First Signs of Growth, 1630-1660

3. Gathering the Saints, 1650-1662

4. Keeping the Faith, 1660-1689

5. Continuing to Meet, 1660-1689

6. The Old Dissenters, 1689-1760

7. A Long Summer’s Day, 1689-1760

8. Fever Heat, 1735-1815

9. Giving Form to the Revival, 1815-1850

10. Religion and the People, 1815-1850

11. A Nonconformist Civilization, 1850-1914

12. Leading a Nation, 1850-1914

13. Crosswinds, 1914-1962

14. Expectations, 1914-1962

15. Survival, 1963-2003

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

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